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| O’Reilly USCS opens 2007 Asphalt Tour with first-ever event to Peach State | Atlanta, GA - The Fayetteville, Georgia based O’Reilly Auto Parts United Sprint Car Series (www.uscsracing.com )“Asphalt Thunder” Tour for winged outlaw sprint cars will kick off the 2007 paved track portion of their racing season at the famed half-mile Peach State Speedway paved oval in Jefferson, Georgia on Saturday, March 17th. The event will be the first ever for the O’Reilly USCS at Peach State Speedway and in addition the first outlaw sprint car race in over a dozen years to the high-banked speed-plant.
Peach State’s season opening two-day event will feature a test and tune practice session on Friday evening from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. with a full racing program on Saturday evening beginning at 7 p.m. The Outlaw sprint car action will feature time trial qualifying with a new track record guaranteed by the 700 H.P. 1300-pound cars. After time trials the sprint cars swing into action with the Lucas Oil Power Dash 6 car / 6 lap shootout for the top six qualifiers. followed by a full round of qualifying heats, a last chance race and the A-Main Finale.
“I’m sure you will see our drivers blister the Peach State Speedway oval with speeds in excess of 150 m.p.h. and leave here with a new all-time track record with times way down there. We are really excited about out first visit to Peach State and about kicking off the 2007 racing season in Northeast Georgia” said O’Reilly USCS Founder and President, Pete Walton.
Also on the action packed racing card for the Saint Patrick’s Day “Speed Spectacular” will be a full racing program for five other Peach State Speedway divisions including the Pro Trucks, Iceman Class, Sportsman, Mini Stock and the touring Pro Challenge Cars.
Two weeks later (on Friday, March 30th and Saturday, March 31st) the series will contest an “Asphalt Thunder double-header at two other legendary high-speed ovals, Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida and Mobile International Speedway in Mobile, Alabama.
The Peach State Speedway is located 3 miles off I-85 and Exit 140 north of Atlanta at 388 Lyle Field Road Jefferson, Georgia 30549. The track phone number is (706) 387-7490 For rules on O’Reilly USCS sprint cars visit www.uscsracing.com or call 404-886-5913. For Peach State Speedway info visit www.peachstspeedway.com
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